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Geneva, May 10, 2009

LOT 56

Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, movement No. 399621, case No. 248479, Ref. 3234. Made in 1924. Very fine and rare, Art Deco, thin and elegant, rectangular, 18K white gold wristwatch with an 18K white gold buckle.

CHF 8,000 - 12,000

USD 7,000 - 10,500 / EUR 5,300 - 8,000

Sold: CHF 9,600

C. Two-body, hinged back, chiseled and engraved, sloped sides. D. Two tone silver with black champleve radial baton indexes, outer minute track. Blackened white gold tapered alpha hands. M. Cal. 8??3/4, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 15 jewels, lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance with five adjustments, blued steel Breguet balancespring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 24 x 35 mm. Thickness: 7 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-01

Good

HANDS Original

Notes

The supreme elegance of the Art Deco period had a great influence on horological design of the time. The style furnished some of the most innovative and audacious ideas ever put into practice by the Swiss horological industry for high-quality timepieces. It allowed a high-precision instrument to be transformed into an indispensable fashion accessory for today's man, making it a symbol of status and culture for those who appreciate attention to detail and image. The present model, like many others by Vacheron Constantin, perfectly exemplifies the mastery of the firm's artists, designers, and technicians. An identical watch is illustrated in ?The World of Vacheron Constantin?, page 351.